Magori language
Magori is a nearly extinct Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea that has been strongly restructured through contact with neighboring Papuan languages, perhaps Mailu, which the Magori people speak fluently today. The restructuring was so extensive that Magori's family was long in doubt; it was finally established by Dutton in 1976.[3] Magi in turn borrowed large numbers of Austronesian words, either from Magori or its extinct Oumic relatives.
| Magori | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Central Province |
Native speakers | 100 (2000)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zgr |
| Glottolog | mago1248 |
| ELP | Magori[2] |
See also
- Maisin language, a similar case
References
- Magori at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Magori.
- William Foley, 1986, The Papuan Languages of New Guinea, p. 283
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